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Honors Level Points

1. The School District uses a weighted system to calculate the student's Honor Point Average
(HPA). The standard scale is based on 4.0 “A”, 3.0 “B”, 2.0 “C”, 1.0 “D” and 0 for any other
grade. The grade received in a course is weighted and awarded according to the Florida
Course Code Directory or as determined by the SDPBC.

2. Regular-level courses use the standard scale.
3. Honors-level and gifted-level courses are weighted at 1.125 times the standard scale.

4. Advanced Placement (AP) courses , International Baccalaureate (IB) courses, and Advanced
International Certification of Education (AICE) courses are weighted at 1.50 times the
standard scale. In order to obtain the 1.50 weighting, a student must take the standardized
AP, IB, or AICE examination; including students taking AP courses through Florida Virtual.
Students who do not take the AP, IB, or AICE examination will not receive AP/AICE
weighting for the course(s). The course code will remain the same; however, the weighting
will be changed to honors level 1.125.

All Dual Enrollment classes must be weighted the same as Advanced Placement (AP),
International Baccalaureate (IB), and Advanced International Certification of Education (AICE)
courses (1.50 times the standard scale). [Florida Statute § 1007.271(16)]

Senior Exemptions from Semester Examinations
A graduating senior who has received passing grades in each of the third and fourth nine-
weeks and who has been in attendance for at least 90 percent of the semesters, may, at
his/her option, be exempt from the final examination. However, seniors are not exempt from
any EOC Assessments. Should the graduating senior choose not to take the final examination,
the semester grade will be determined by the average of the third and fourth grading period
grades.

Students may not be exempt from academic performance requirements based on practices or
policies designed to encourage student attendance. A student’s attendance record may not be
used in whole or in part to provide an exemption from any academic performance
requirement. [Florida Statute § 1003.33(2)]

FORGIVENESS RULE

High School Courses Taken in Middle School
In accordance with Florida Statute § 1003.4282(6), the Forgiveness Rule applies to a middle
school student who has earned either a grade of “C”, “D”, or “F” in a high school credit course
taken during middle school. All other high school grade forgiveness rules in the subsequent
section apply.

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